Oregon · Nonprofit
HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND
HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND (Oregon) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $690,263 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($140,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $541k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $690k
- Net assets
- $229k
What Healthy Democracy Fund does
Mission
Healthy democracy works to elevate the voices of everyday people in public decision-making. Healthy democracy develops new formats for democratic engagement that prioritize thoughtful deliberation, transparency, and in-depth opportunities for everyday people.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Democracy research and development: in 2025, the democracy r&d network 9th annual gathering of the global network of democratic innovators attracted over 270 participants in brussels, marking its largest and most diverse event yet, with strong representation from global south countries. Community building efforts included 5 regional meetings, support to field-building discussions, and the addition of 28 new members. The network also launched the first session of the hard conversations series. The dr&d website was fully updated, two newsletter editions were published, generating 121 new subscribers and sharing 63 pieces of content on member activities, research, and field developments.
$220,876 spent40% of program spendingDelivery of lottery-selected civic assemblies: in 2025, healthy democracy (hd) designed and implemented the hughes civic assembly, in partnership with the city of fort collins (co) and several partner organizations. This civic assembly analyzed a pressing land-use issue and developed recommendations for the city council, which voted to put the recommendations on the ballot. In november 2025, fort collins voters approved the assembly's vision for the hughes site. This year we also provided pro bono consultation to several local governments and nonprofit organizations across the us on democratic lotteries and deliberative process methods.continued on schedule o.'healthy democracy (hd) designs and coordinates innovative public processes called civic assemblies, which empower everyday people to find solutions to tough policy questions. We select delegates through a democratic lottery (ensuring new and representative voices), create a process for information gathering (prioritizing breadth and credibility), and design the in-room deliberation (supporting deep collaboration, conflict exploration, and creative problem solving). Hd also coordinates logistics, technology, contracting,…
$230,410 spent$1,250 earned by the program42% of program spendingPublic advocacy for lottery-selected deliberative democracy: in 2025, healthy democracy experts presented sessions and workshops at venues including the pluralism in action conference in atlanta, ga, the colorado municipal league meeting in aspen, co, the icma annual conference in tampa, fl, and a citizens' assembly school hosted by the federation for innovation in democracy north america in akron, oh. We also continued to collaborate with others on field-building efforts among civic assembly practitioners, advocates, academics, and funders from across the us.
$55,888 spent10% of program spendingProgram development and innovation: healthy democracy works with fellow deliberative democracy practitioners to develop, incubate, and refine new design concepts that improve deliberative processes. Hd staff regularly consult with government staff on process designs that range from one-time deliberative panels to permanent systemic reforms. This year we created the following process design tools:* readiness checklist for new projects - to streamline the earliest stages of project planning with our government partners.* advocate resource guide - this ever-evolving list of our favorite introductory articles, videos, and more is a great starting place for anyone interested in promoting our work.* updated language philosophy & style guide - another living document, a revision to our longstanding style guide, now with more detail about the words & values we prefer, the ones we don't, and why it matters.* advocacy tips - do's, don'ts, and other advice related to advocating for lottery-selected democracy with government staff, elected, and others.
$26,407 spent5% of program spendingCivic education, training, and capacity building: in 2025, healthy democracy staff provided advice and guidance on using civic assemblies to several partner organizations in the field working in a wide range of communities around the us, as well as with college and university partners. Hd staff also partnered with a media consultant to offer a workshop for allies in the field to learn about storytelling on democratic innovation. Healthy democracy provides education and training on deliberative democratic innovations to interested organizations, government bodies, and members of the public. Hd works to build awareness of and capacity for such democratic practices through classroom presentations, capacity-building workshops, and long-form training programs.
$15,533 spent$1,700 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $549,114.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $103k to $231k (+125%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 12% · 2021 29% · 2022 57% · 2023 15% · 2025 28%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
John Horvick
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $96k → $111k.
6 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 49% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 73% · 2019 79% · 2020 96% · 2021 100% · 2022 89% · 2023 90% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 28% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND draws 71% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $341k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND has grown faster than half of the 904 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 904 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND?
- HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND (Oregon) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $690,263 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($140,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $690,263 in grants to HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND?
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $140,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing